Ethnic Studies at Towson University

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies school? To help you decide if Towson University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ethnic studies program.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Towson.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ethnic Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Towson Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Towson Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Towson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from Towson. This is the #69 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Towson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at Towson University.

Towson Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at Towson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Towson University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Towson Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

The ethnic studies program at Towson awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Towson University with a master's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Towson also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Interpreters and Translators	1,120	$70,530
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$86,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.